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The Making of the Women in Biology Forum (WiB) at Bioclues

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  • Reeta Rani Singhania
  • Dhatri Madduru
  • Pranathi Pappu
  • Sameera Panchangam
  • Renuka Suravajhala
  • Mohanalatha Chandrasekharan

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The Women in Biology forum (WiB) of Bioclues (India) began in 2009 to promote and support women pursuing careers in bioinformatics and computational biology. WiB was formed in order to help women scientists deprived of basic research, boost the prominence of women scientists particularly from developing countries, and bridge the gender gap to innovation. WiB has also served as a platform to highlight the work of established female scientists in these fields. Several award-winning women researchers have shared their experiences and provided valuable suggestions to WiB. Headed by Mohanalatha Chandrasekharan and supported by Dr. Reeta Rani Singhania and Renuka Suravajhala, WiB has seen major progress in the last couple of years particularly in the two avenues Mentoring and Research, off the four avenues in Bioclues: Mentoring, Outreach, Research and Entrepreneurship (MORE).In line with the Bioclues vision for bioinformatics in India, the WiB Journal Club (JoC) recognizes women scientists working on functional genomics and bioinformatics, and provides scientific mentorship and support for project design and hypothesis formulation. As a part of Bioclues, WiB members practice the group's open-desk policy and its belief that all members are free to express their own thoughts and opinions. The WiB forum appreciates suggestions and welcomes scientists from around the world to be a part of their mission to encourage women to pursue computational biology and bioinformatics.

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  • Reeta Rani Singhania & Dhatri Madduru & Pranathi Pappu & Sameera Panchangam & Renuka Suravajhala & Mohanalatha Chandrasekharan, 2014. "The Making of the Women in Biology Forum (WiB) at Bioclues," PLOS Computational Biology, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(1), pages 1-2, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pcbi00:1003436
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003436
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